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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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FERC decision on Crane restart coming in June or July, Constellation execs say
In a first quarter earnings call Monday, executives at Constellation said they should know in June or July the status of a request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to transfer capacity interconnection rights from the company’s Eddystone gas- and-oil-powered plant in Pennsylvania to Crane nuclear power plant (formerly Three Mile Island-1).
Technical Session|Panel|Fuel Management
Monday, July 21, 2025|2:30–3:45PM EDT|Bay Room
Session Chair:
Baris Sarikaya
Alternate Chair:
James J. Tusar
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
Increased enrichment and high burnup fuel initiatives open new opportunities for the LWR industry; improve fuel utilization, enable power uprates, etc. However, these initiatives also bring regulatory challenges. The LWR industry is working to effectively solve these challenges. While solving these challenges we also identify unique improvement opportunities. This panel focuses on LWR challenges and opportunities.
Constellation
Thomas Kindred
Southern Nuclear
Lisa Gerken
Framatome
Vincent Penkrot
Westinghouse Electric Co.
Jonathan Nistor
Blue Wave AI Labs
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Southern Nuclear Presentation
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Framatome Presentation
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Westinghouse Presentation #1
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Bluewave Presentation
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